Idaho Statesman, January 02, 2007 Joseph Strolin: Yucca Mountain is unsafe and has unfixable flaws Your Dec. 19 editorial, "Nation, Idaho need Yucca Mountain,"...
"C.E.O.'s now will understand that they've got to put their conscience and shareholder wealth well above their personal gain" New York Times, January 4, 2007 A...
"The Bastrop prison holds 1,371 inmates who can earn from 12 cents to 40 cents an hour" Former Enron Exec Causey in Prison The Associated Press By JOE...
"he's been working with a clandestine group" The Charlotte Observer Duke CEO working secretly on emissions CHRISTOPHER D. KIRKPATRICK Duke Energy Chief...
Shares of Duke spinoff Spectra Energy climb 4.5 percent By JOHN PORRETTO : AP Business Writer Jan 3, 2007 HOUSTON -- Spectra Energy, a spinoff of power...
"I look forward to helping a lot more companies become more efficient, whether they like it or not." New York Times, January 5, 2007 Gadflies Get Respect, and...
"We are taking a very close look at the executive compensation plan" The Charlotte Observer Union concerned about Wachovia executive pay RICK ROTHACKER An...
"prison could even make sense to people who still have assets sunk in 401(k)s" New York Times, January 7, 2007 A Financial Plan That Comes With Mug Shots By...
"I don't understand why a C.E.O. should have a safety net when others don't," New York Times, January 12, 2007 Hire by the Contract Now, Risk a Big Regret...
"Standard & Poor's does not anticipate construction of new nuclear plants to start in the next few years" US utilities look to nuclear, but costs a worry-S&P ...
"Coal plants are among the largest emitters of the gas, and Duke Energy is the No. 3 coal consumer in the country." The Charlotte Observer, Thu, Jan. 11, 2007 ...
"Alabama's all-Republican, wildly pro-business Supreme Court threw out his case." New York Times, January 14, 2007 They Say We Have Too Many Lawsuits? Tell It...
"The story demonstrates how some mergers do not work and how business fads can fade." The Charlotte Observer, Jan. 14, 2007 ONE WILD RIDE FOR DUKE SHAREHOLDER...
Supreme Court Refuses to Hear IBM Pension, Workplace Retaliation Cases Tuesday January 16, 5:21 pm ET By Christopher S. Rugaber, AP Business Writer WASHINGTON...
"The targets on the backs of overpaid CEOs just got a lot bigger." MSN Money 3 CEOs who ought to go The case of Home Depot, which richly rewarded its former...
"It was truly unfortunate news that the Supreme Court has declined further review of Cooper vs. IBM" Associated Press IBM Workers Step Up Union Push After...
High court rejects IBM pension case A group of the firm's employees had appealed an earlier ruling on an age-discrimination issue. From the Associated Press ...
"He pointed to a number of other lawsuits involving cash balance pension plans in other parts of the country, and said that the plaintiffs in those cases were...
The Charlotte Observer, Thu, Jan. 18, 2007 Duke Energy plan faces critics today CHRISTOPHER D. KIRKPATRICK RALEIGH -- Opponents of Duke Energy Corp.'s plans to...
Nuclear Regulators Need More Money, Employees to Handle Rising Number of Plant Applications Nuclear Regulatory Workforce Challenged Thursday January 18 By Dan...
"Rogers said such opposition to any proposed nuclear plant makes it unlikely those facilities will be built on schedule - if ever…" Duke Energy head grim on...
"...financing costs were left out of the original estimate..." Duke Energy: Coal-fired generators will cost millions more By MARGARET LILLARD, Associated Press...
Foes of proposed coal-fired sites say price to be $4 billion or more The Charlotte Observer Project to cost more yet? CHRISTOPHER D. KIRKPATRICK Fri, Jan. 19,...
"I'm not a true believer. ... We're talking about a renaissance in nuclear. I don't see it" The Charlotte Observer, Sat, Jan. 20, 2007 CHEROKEE COUNTY, S.C. ...
"Seventy-nine Fortune 100 companies offer defined-benefit plans" Pension Funding Improved in 2006 By ELLEN SIMON 01.22.07 Associated Press The rollicking 2006...
U.S. plan for nuclear cartel faces reality check Expense, technical challenges threaten to keep GNEP in starting gate MSNBC By Mike Stuckey To Greg Simonton...
"cases involving AT&T salaried employees, Citibank, and Duke Energy, are not directly affected by the decision." Pension Rights Center Court Overturns Cash...
"fees for paying credit card bills late averaged $34, up from $13 in 1995" Credit card execs grilled by senators Amid questions on rising late fees, penalties,...